答案D

解析细节理解题。根据第二段的"and right into the courtyard of a quiet youth hotel"和"I spotted a colorful object in the crack of a wall"以及第三段的"It was the cache!"可知, D项正确。

3When a group of backpackers were approaching, the author 　　　.

A. pretended to be cleaning the yard

B. made a call to other geocachers

C. didn't allow them to come in

D. tried to keep the cache secret

答案D

解析细节理解题。根据第三段的第二、三句可知, 根据游戏规则, 没有参加游戏的人一定不允许知道宝藏的秘密, 所以作者假装打电话是为了隐藏宝贝以防被别人发现, 因此选择D项。

4In what way does the author benefit from geocaching?

A. He's more familiar with the city.

B. He has found much treasure.

C. He has made more friends.

D. He has mastered hunting.

答案A

解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的第一句"Hunting for further caches has since introduced me to places which I didn't even know. "和最后一句"Now, I feel a much closer connection. "可知, 寻宝使作者接触到了一些他不知道的地方。现在, 作者感到与这些地方有了更近的联系。故选A项。

　　(2015·课标全国高考Ⅰ)

　　The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say "sunshine". I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets (at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part-particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables-was a 7 a. m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.

The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 a. m. to 1 p. m. , rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries;the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck;and most of all, the tomatoes:amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.